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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Representatives of the Eastern Area Workforce Development Board are negotiating a contract for fiscal and administrative services and renegotiating the lease for the Clovis One-Stop Career Center, according to information from the board’s meeting Tuesday in the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building. The board previously put out a request for proposals for administrative and financial services. New Mexico Tech Net was rated the highest. But their price was about $100,000 more than Eastern Plains Council of Govern...
Representatives of the Eastern Area Workforce Development Board are negotiating a contract for fiscal and administrative services, and renegotiating the lease for the Clovis One-Stop Career Center, according to information from the board’s meeting Tuesday in the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building. The board previously put out a request for proposals for administrative and financial services. New Mexico Tech Net was rated the highest. But their price was about $100,000 more than Eastern Plains Council of G...
President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul hit its first major legal roadblock Monday, thrown into doubt by a federal judge’s declaration that the heart of the sweeping legislation is unconstitutional. The decision handed Republican foes ammunition for their repeal effort next year as the law heads for almost certain eventual judgment by the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, a Republican appointee in Richmond, Va., ruled the law’s central requirement for nearly all Americans to carry insuran...
Portales’ newest city councilor, Keith Thomas, makes children a priority and says he wants to be accessible. Monday, he spoke with the Portales News-Tribune about his history, goals on city council and philosophies in life. On his priorities for the city: Thomas said the city needs water, and he plans to support any measure for a viable, sustainable water supply. “Short of dancing with the devil, we have to do what we have to do to make sure we have water here,” he said. Also, Thomas wants to improve roads, although he knows...
Samplings of recent calls to Portales-area law enforcement, according to police records: Tuesday • About 12:40 p.m., an officer spoke with a 49-year-old woman who suspected someone stole her purse in the 1300 block of Oakwood Circle. The white leather purse contained about $150 cash, credit cards, a department store gift card, a New Mexico driver license, insurance cards and business cards, she said. The officer advised the woman to report the credit cards missing and see if any activity had occurred on them since...
A public memorial service for Cattle Baron restaurant founder Jeffrey Walter Wilson, remembered as a supporter of youth and a good employer, is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Monday at the Roswell Civic Center. Wilson died Sunday in Roswell at the age of 57. “He was a very generous man, helped the community any way he could,” said Cattle Baron Restaurants Inc. accounts payable coordinator Susan Duran, who worked for Wilson six years. According to a news release from the company, Wilson supported The Assurance Home for Children in...
A public memorial service for Cattle Baron restaurant founder Jeffrey Walter Wilson, remembered as a supporter of youth and a good employer, is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Monday at the Roswell Civic Center. Wilson died Sunday in Roswell at the age of 57. “He was a very generous man, helped the community any way he could,” said Cattle Baron Restaurants Inc. accounts payable coordinator Susan Duran, who worked for Wilson six years. According to a news release from the company, Wilson supported The Assurance Home for Children in...
With antique trucks, horses wearing Christmas lights, Santa Claus and Nativity scenes, the annual Christmas Jubilee Lighted Parade rolled through Portales Friday night. For the 24th annual Jubilee, organized by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, the weather was breezy and mild. Chamber Executive Director and Portales Mayor Sharon King said the parade had about 40 entries, an average amount. Three Cannon Air Force Base airmen volunteered to judge the entries on such criteria as creativity and originality. “It was n...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Christmas Jubilee Lighted Parade attendees, from left, Johnny, Martha and Mackenzie Garcia enjoy the parade Friday in Portales. They said they watch the parade regularly and liked this year’s event. With antique trucks, horses wearing Christmas lights, Santa Claus and Nativity scenes, the annual Christmas Jubilee Lighted Parade rolled through Portales Friday night. For the 24th annual Jubilee, organized by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, the weather was breezy and mild....
A movie theater in Portales again — that’s a new priority for Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation. Portales has been without a movie theater since Tower Twin Theatre closed in June 2009 because the air conditioning system stopped working and the replacement cost was about half of the building’s value. The City of Portales and Roosevelt County have both adopted resolutions supporting efforts to replace the theater. “It’s just a quality-of-life issue for the residents in Portales and the students in Portale...
Freedom New Mexico publisher Ray Sullivan recently passed along a quick dinner recipe: Mix one package of albacore tuna in water with mayonnaise, garlic pepper, sweet basil and paprika, to taste. Slice two bagels in half from side to side. Cover each bagel half with 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices of high-quality, sharp or extra sharp cheddar cheese. Put the bagel halves on a cookie sheet, on tin foil for easy cleanup. Broil them until the cheese melts. Spead the tuna mixture on the bagels and eat up. Ray recommends pretzel sticks,...
Keith Thomas, co-owner of Portales Home Medical Equipment, is stepping into the Ward D Portales City Council position Michael Miller vacated. The council voted to appoint Thomas at their meeting Tuesday in City Hall. Twelve people applied to finish the last two years of Miller’s term after he resigned because he moved to a different ward and was selling the house in Ward D. Thomas is to be sworn into office before the next meeting. Mayor Sharon King said Thomas is a land owner, business owner, father and the type of person p...
PNT senior writer [email protected] A boy who says he doesn’t create a lot of artwork has won the third annual Roosevelt General Hospital Christmas card contest. Valencia Elementary School fourth-grader Cristian Martinez Delgado won $50 for himself and 50 envelopes and cards sporting his design for his parents. “I feel really excited that my mom and dad and family get a lot of cards,” Cristian said when asked for his thoughts on the win. Cristian, son of Guadalupe Delgado and Oscar Martinez, said he plans to buy a DS ha...
Dianne Parker: Courtesy photo Portales teachers Sara Meeks, left, and Brooke Cordova handle supplies the Portales community donated to soldiers in Afghanistan. The contributions filled 94 boxes. For the sake of soldiers they had never met, Portales community members collected enough personal supplies to fill 94 boxes, plus about $1,300 to mail them. At the beginning of November, City Councilor and Portales Municipal Schools Purchasing Agent Dianne Parker collected supplies for her nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Albert Castinado, and...
Dianne Parker: Courtesy photo Portales teachers Sara Meeks, left, and Brooke Cordova handle supplies the Portales community donated to soldiers in Afghanistan. The contributions filled 94 boxes. For the sake of soldiers they had never met, Portales community members collected enough personal supplies to fill 94 boxes, plus about $1,300 to mail them. At the beginning of November, City Councilor and Portales Municipal Schools Purchasing Agent Dianne Parker collected supplies for her nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Albert Castinado, and...
For the sake of soldiers they had never met, Portales community members collected enough personal supplies to fill 94 boxes, plus about $1,300 to mail them. At the beginning of November, City Councilor and Portales Municipal Schools Purchasing Agent Dianne Parker collected supplies for her nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Albert Castinado, and his unit, who were deployed to Afghanistan in late October. Upon arriving, the soldiers found the blankets and pillows, hygiene supplies, movies, family pictures and so forth they had sent ahead...
Courtesy photo: New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau From left, New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau President Mike White presents Chad, Rebecca, Skyler and Cooper Davis with the bureau's Farm Family of the Year Award on Nov. 19 in Albuquerque. The Davis family ranches around Roosevelt County. A Roosevelt County ranching family has won the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau Farm Family of the Year award. Davis Blackwater Ranch owners Chad and Rebecca Davis and their sons, 12-year-old Cooper and 9-year-old Skyler, received...
A Roosevelt County ranching family has won the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau Farm Family of the Year award. Davis Blackwater Ranch owners Chad and Rebecca Davis and their sons, 12-year-old Cooper and 9-year-old Skyler, received the award at the annual Farm Bureau convention Nov. 19 in Albuquerque. “Chad, Rebecca and their sons epitomize the typical Farm Bureau family,” said state Farm and Livestock Bureau President Mike White in a news release. “They not only work hard to make their family ranch a success, they are a...
Santa would have brought Rudolph, but it’s deer season in New Mexico, the jolly old elf explained during the lighting of the Mayor’s Blessing Tree Monday night at the Yam Theatre. Along with a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, the annual event included a performance by Portales High School choir students, 36 dozen cookies, ornament decorating, a coloring contest and more. For the first time, the lighting was held at the Yam, and Mayor Sharon King asked citizens to write a blessing to hang on the city Christmas tree. King sai...
The annual Portales community Thanksgiving dinner served more people than ever Thursday, an organizer said. Portales Community Outreach offers the turkey dinner at the Memorial Building free to the public every year. Organizer Joe Parie said the event had a little more than 500 people coming by the Memorial Building or having a meal delivered. Volunteer Joyce Davis said a lot of people had come to help, and diners seemed to enjoy the meal. “The dinner was really good,” said first-time attendee Julia Castillo, 10. Her mot...
On such a day as this, I have to say I’m thankful for those irreplaceable things in my life: The love of God and redemption from Christ, the warmth and companionship of friends and family, good health, food in my belly, a roof over my head, living in the land of the free and the home of the brave. I wanted to do something a little different, too. Since this is a food column, I’ll mention a few kitchen-specific things I’m grateful for: • Chocolate. Need I say more? • Leftovers. Cook once, eat for days. • Micro...
What would Thanksgiving be without pumpkins? Area residents not only cook with the traditional fall food, but some grow it as well. Portales Farmers Market Manager Margie Plummer and her family have been growing pumpkins in their garden for about 20 years, she said. She sells the fruit at the farmers market and uses a few herself. “I put a few out for decoration, and I always cook a few,” Plummer said. Plummer plants pumpkins around the first of July, and they’re ready for harvest for the Halloween season. “They don’t have to...
A missing Portales woman remained hospitalized Tuesday after being found under a mobile home within a block of her North Avenue A home about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Maria Galvan, 63, disappeared from her residence on foot Saturday afternoon. According to a news release from the Portales Police Department, Galvan’s condition was unavailable Tuesday. However, officers and firefighters at the scene described her as alert and uninjured. Portales Police Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry said Galvan was taken to Roosevelt General Hospital Monda...
A missing Portales woman remained hospitalized Tuesday after being found under a mobile home within a block of her North Avenue A home about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Maria Galvan, 63, disappeared from her residence on foot Saturday afternoon. According to a news release from the Portales Police Department, Galvan’s condition was unavailable Tuesday. However, officers and firefighters at the scene described her as alert and uninjured. Portales Police Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry said Galvan was taken to Roosevelt General Hospital Monda...
You may not hear sleigh bells ring, but Christmas is on its way to Portales. The annual Operation: Santa Cop toy drive and distribution is under way, and the Lighting of the Mayor’s Blessing Tree is set for Monday. This year, said Mayor Sharon King, the city is focusing on the Portales Police Department’s Operation: Santa Cop toy drive instead of having the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, which also provided children with gifts. Also, at the lighting of the tree, people of any faith can write blessings for whomever they chose on pa...
